Tribes and Indian organizations across the nation are sharing in million of dollars in funds that will support programs to combat violence against women and law enforcement on reservations.
The money comes from the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Department of Justice announced the funding on Monday and top officials went to the Tulalip Reservation on Wednesday to learn more about tribal programs.
"The Department of Justice is well aware that Indian Country is struggling with complex law enforcement issues involving violent crime, violence against women and crimes against children, and that tribal communities are doing what they can with limited resources," said Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden. "We stand here as partners in this fight and are pleased to demonstrate our commitment with these grants for tribal communities in the state of Washington."
The tribes are sharing in funds from the Office on Violence Against Women and the Community Oriented Policing Services programs at DOJ.
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Press Release: Deputy and Associate Attorneys General Announce More Than $5 Million in Awards to Washington Tribal Communities (DOJ 8/26)
Tribes Land Federal Money for Public Safety (The Kitsap Sun 8/26)
Tribes receive $5 million in federal grants (The Seattle Times 8/27)
Stimulus money earmarked for tribal programs (Capitol Report 8/27)
Tribes receive funds for sex-assault programs
(The Green Bay Press-Gazette 8/27)
NM tribes get grants for police equipment (AP 8/27)
Grant to expand DVIS services (The Tulsa World 8/27)
Cocopah receives grant (KYMA 8/27)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:
H.R.1
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